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Why Confident Women Start Questioning Themselves in Midlife

If you’ve ever thought “I’m confident… so why do I still not speak my mind sometimes?"  Or maybe you still find yourself putting other people's needs before your own.  Perhaps you just can't stop feeling guilty when you try to say no. 

In this deeply personal conversation, we explore why midlife and menopause rock our sense of self-worth - even for confident, successful women. 

This episode gently dismantles the myth that confidence equals self-worth and reveals how so many midlife symptoms, patterns, and struggles are actually rooted in a quiet disconnection from our inherent value.

If you’ve found yourself:

• Over-giving, over-functioning, or people-pleasing
• Feeling guilty for resting, receiving, or even spending time or money on yourself
• Hustling for approval yet deflecting compliments and offers of help

…this conversation will land straight in your body and soul.

✨ In this episode, you'll discover: 

• The critical difference between self-worth, self-esteem, and confidence
• Why midlife (and menopause) naturally bring self-worth wounds to the surface
• How patriarchy, pronatalism, ageism, and productivity culture quietly erode women’s worth
• Why people-pleasing, over-self-sufficiency, and guilt are not personality traits but signals
• How ignoring your intuition slowly chips away at your self-worth
• The subtle ways self-worth shows up as:
  • Feeling like a burden or not wanting to "bother" people
  • Struggling to receive help, compliments, or support
  • Staying quiet in rooms where your voice matters
  • Feeling intimidated or “imposter syndrome” around authority, leadership or even men

Find out which of the 6 Midlife Coping Strategies are Killing Your Self-Worth. Take the quiz! 

References from this episode: 

Atlas of the Heart - by Brené Brown

The Wisdom of Menopause - by Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD 

The Let Them Theory - by Mel Robbins

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